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February 21, 2025 6:37 AM ET | Jeffrey Neal Johnson

Gold's Ascent: Can Miners and ETFs Take Investors to $3,000?

Geopolitical forces, economic shifts, and central bank actions are fueling a gold surge, creating investment options through mining stocks and ETFs.

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February 21, 2025 5:00 AM ET

These 3 Defensive Retail Stocks Are Outpacing the Market

Gabriel Osorio-Mazilli

Recent economic data shows investors that a potential rotation out of cyclical names is starting, one that could benefit these defensive stocks.

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February 20, 2025 8:59 PM ET

Dow falls nearly 750 points and US stocks tumble as businesses and consumers worry about tariffs

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U.S. stocks fell sharply after reports showed that worries among consumers and businesses about President Donald Trump’s policies may be hitting the economy

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February 20, 2025 7:33 PM ET

South Korea requests to be excluded from Trump's efforts to increase tariffs

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South Korean officials have asked the Trump administration to exclude their country from U.S. plans to impose aggressive tariffs on trade partners, emphasizing that Seoul is already applying low duties on American products under the free trade agreement between the two nations

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February 20, 2025 2:18 PM ET

How major US stock indexes fared Thursday, 2/20/2025

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Wall Street retreated from its record after a sharp slide for Walmart weighed on U.S. stock indexes

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February 20, 2025 9:30 AM ET

EU official meets with Trump counterparts to resolve tariff threats

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A top European Union official, who is trying to head off a potential trade conflict, stressed the importance of active engagement and fairness in trade during a four-hour meeting with Trump administration officials on Wednesday

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February 20, 2025 5:02 AM ET

Walmart rolled through 2024, but uncertainty about consumers and tariffs seep into year ahead

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February 19, 2025 8:46 PM ET

Stock market today: A slide for Walmart pulls Wall Street from its record, and Dow drops 450

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February 19, 2025 12:04 PM ET

Federal Reserve officials see risks of higher inflation ahead, support pause in rate cuts

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February 18, 2025 8:40 PM ET

Japan's exports and imports grew in January, as tariff worries loom

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February 18, 2025 4:47 PM ET

Senate confirms Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary, a key role for Trump's trade agenda

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February 18, 2025 12:41 PM ET

Mexico's economy secretary to meet with Trump officials in US in 'first conversation' on trade

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February 16, 2025 11:23 PM ET

Germany's economy is in the dumps. Here are 5 reasons why

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February 16, 2025 11:23 PM ET

Germany's economy is in the dumps. Here are 5 reasons why

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February 16, 2025 8:14 PM ET

Stock market today: Global benchmarks trade mixed as investors continue to eye Trump

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February 16, 2025 7:26 PM ET

Japan's economy grows more than expected on strong exports and moderate consumption

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February 16, 2025 8:40 AM ET

What changes to the CHIPS act could mean for AI growth and consumers

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February 15, 2025 5:00 AM ET

MarketBeat Week in Review – 02/10 - 02/14

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February 14, 2025 4:00 PM ET

Trump's reciprocal tariffs will overturn decades of trade policy

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February 14, 2025 3:03 PM ET

Fed official: Need ‘dust to clear’ before deciding next moves

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February 14, 2025 11:42 AM ET

DOGE gets mixed reviews from conservatives who have long wanted major budget cuts

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February 14, 2025 4:06 AM ET

EU Commission vows to react firmly and immediately to Trump's tariffs

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February 14, 2025 2:14 AM ET

Elon Musk met with Modi during the Indian prime minister's US visit. What does he want from India?

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February 13, 2025 11:56 AM ET

Trump signs a plan to hike tariffs on trading partners, possibly setting up a global economic standoff

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February 13, 2025 10:09 AM ET

Brooke Rollins confirmed as Trump's agriculture secretary as tariff fights loom

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February 12, 2025 10:08 PM ET

The latest inflation report shows that high prices are Trump's major economic challenge

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February 12, 2025 12:38 PM ET

Senate Finance Committee approves Jamieson Greer, Trump's choice to be top U.S. trade negotiator

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February 12, 2025 6:45 AM ET

Will the Tariff Bump Lead to a Steel Trap?

Jeffrey Neal Johnson
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February 12, 2025 2:42 AM ET

Japan says it has asked the US to exclude it from 25% steel and aluminum tariffs

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February 12, 2025 2:42 AM ET

Japan says it has asked the US to exclude it from 25% steel and aluminum tariffs

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